to mosh
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9.0
- verb
- /mɑʃ/
- Slang
:
hacer mosh
- Chaos and disorder were unleashed as everyone began to mosh and stage dive at an incredible rate.
I'm not head banging or dancing or mosh pitting.
- I'm not head banging or dancing or mosh pitting.
- And that was that was, I think they called it mosh pitting, but shout out onward.
- Like they, they jump, they jump and they mosh pit to like any song.
Examples
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At the concert, the fans started to mosh as the band played their favorite song.
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As soon as Exhumed hit the stage, the crowd started moshing; their set was quick and killer as the fans started to even stage dive.
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Guys, you get to mosh with alternative Michelle.
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These days, she only moshes with Teddy.
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Ultimately, the rock music won out, and most of the crowd was practically moshing by the end of the show.
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The crowd follows their new leader, punching with one hand, moshing with the other.
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The only real downer was that people continued moshing to the outro solo.
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I grew up moshing.
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Overall, what a high-energy packed performance not only from the band but also from their passionate fans who moshed so hard and defied the feeling of pain; they did an incredible job pumping the crowd up for the one and only Napalm Death.
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On Sunday evening, the audience—largely male—moshed right in the center, in the front, so my spot beneath singer/guitarist Andrew Falkous was lost this time.
Blog text (2)
Synonyms
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7.5
To dance with strong, fast movements at punk shows
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7.9
Dance wildly and roughly at punk or metal concerts
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8.7
To dance by bumping into other people on purpose, often at punk shows
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mosh may come from the common word mash, which means 'to crush' or 'press'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a crowd 'crushing' and jumping together at a loud rock show, which is exactly what to mosh means today.